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Do you speak any of the Chinese dialects?

ask away. was only there (Suzhou) for 3 months. All in all its easy to live there, with a little help from the real estate agent.

sounds cool.

6000 better than 4000 for sure. I take it that's 4000 a month. You can live off 4000,  lots of locals do, as long as you don't go out to exclusive places.

that may be more difficult. nature takes 2nd place to development in China, and the place has been well populated for a long time.

Came back from a roundtrip through China last sunday. Did it "organized" with my a girlfriend and 22 other people. The program was pretty tight. In 16days (incl. flight to and from China): Hanzou, Beijing, Xi'an, Luoyang, Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai. So making long days to see, smell, taste, feel everything (or as much as possible). Hard work so to say but it was worth it! Very fascinating country and "everything counts in large amounts" (at least in the cities I have visited). I really have the feeling of being away a long time even it was only 16 days.

nice. close enough to Shanghai, so that if you are requiring a hit of civilisation or techno (check the "void" parties) it is just a train trip away.

why? 

sorry let me elaborate.

don't - because the people you work for and with will be assholes. they will speak in code and be as slippery as fuck. the goalposts will always be moving and without explanation.

do - because the country you are going to visit is mad and wonderful and totally different. there will be beautiful moments of weirdness that will stay with you forever and ever, and they can happen at any time.

maybes - you will be a mixture of a celebrity and a freakshow when you're not in the bigger cities (and even there, a little bit). get used to social appearances and dinners as favours, and a network of rituals that make european manners look 2 dimensional.

it's a lot, man. you aren't going on holiday (though the holiday aspects are the best).

also - restrictions on information (not just of internets, but also lack of english language anything) mean friendships on the ground are going to be important. it's harder to get anything done at night bar eat. clubs are terrible.

if you're a teacher your rent and bills will all be paid (bar the telephone) so that money is basically walking around money.

the bigger the city the more comfortable you will feel and the less hassle life will be. the countryside is beautiful and calming in parts but living there is third world.

other stuff - your simcard won't work so don't bother taking it, all the cool stuff you see you will not be able to take back, the alcohol is either weak rubbish or very strong rubbish, some of the things that the children are taught and the way they are taught them will probably disgust you (unless you're a bit nazi).

OK, I will talk to the guy again...They do send people to Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xi'an, Qingdao and Guangzhou...
Its just I'm not a native speaker so I get less chance to choose...
But I am ready to face some ultimate weirdness I think, thats how bored I am...

yeh i do have the american accent thing going on 
Guangzhou was my first choice...climate looks nice too..:)
ufff I dunno man, I'd just rather work 20 hrs a week than 20 hrs for 2 days (which is my case in London)...
feel fucking miserable, dont have time for shit, everyone is busy, money money money...